The first Bay of Plenty Steamers side of 2014 has been named ahead of its preseason match with Hawke's Bay in Rotorua.
After spending a week in Whakatane training as a squad the side gets its first chance to put some combinations and strategies out on the park tomorrow at 2pm at Rotorua International Stadium.
Bay of Plenty Steamers teammates Solomona Sakalia (Mount Maunganui) and Doug Edwards (Whakarewarewa) during the Bayfair Baywide Premier Club Rugby final.
Steamers hooker Joe Royal is named as captain with a solid forward back and new halves pairing of Jono Kitto and Paul Morris opted for by coach Kevin Schuler.
The Steamers first ITM Cup match is against Southland in Invercargill on August 15.
The curtain raiser for tomorrows match is between John Paul College 1st XV and Taupo Nui a Tia 1st XV at 12pm.
STEAMERS:
- Solomona Sakalia - Mount Maunganui
- Joe Royal ( C ) - Rotoiti
- Pingi Tala'apitanga - Tauranga Sports
- Tim Bond - Te Puke Sports
- Josh Sole - Mount Maunganui
- Jesse Acton - Rotoiti
- David Whitecliffe-Davies - Te Puke Sports
- Joe Tupe - Greerton Marist
- Jono Kitto - Te Puke Sports
- Paul Morris - Tauranga Sports
- Junior Tofa Va'a - Te Puke Sports
- Doug Edwards - Whakarewarewa
- Siaosi Longi - Rangataua
- Leroy van Dam - Greerton Marist
- Tino Nemani - Greerton Marist
- Johan Bardoul - Mount Maunganui
- Siegfried Fisiihoi - Whakarewarewa
- Hamish Gosling - Tauranga Sports
- Samisoni Fisilau - Mount Maunganui
- Dan Hollinshead - Te Puke Sports
- Te Rangi Fraser - Whakarewarewa
- Te Aihe Toma - Te Puna
- Byron McGuigan - Tauranga Sports
- Mike Kainga - Mount Maunganui
HAWKE'S BAY:
- Brendon Edmonds
- Ash Dixon
- Jason Marshall
- Michael Allardice
- Mark Abbott
- Trent Boswell-Wakefield/(Tony Lamborn)
- Brendon O'Connor ( C )
- Mark Atkins
- Ellery Wilson
- Tyrone Elkington
- Liam Edwards
- Jason Shoemark
- Trinity Spooner-Neera
- Ryan Tongia
- Matt Berquist
- Ged Robinson
- Jason Long
- Jody Allen
- Tom Parsons
- Tony Lamborn
- Tom Stanley
- Chris Eaton
- Ihaia West
- Timo Vaiusu
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